Dan Espen wrote:
DerbyDad03 writes:

nestork wrote:
I'm just wondering if running a snow blower in the summer would harm the
engine because of insufficient cooling? It seems to me that you have
much the same kind of Tecumseh or Briggs & Stratton engine on a snow
blower as you do on a rototiller.

I don't winterize or summerize any of my outdoor power equipment. Snow
blower, leaf blowers, lawn mower, trimmer, etc. Instead, I start them up
once a month and let them run until they've reached normal operating
temperature.

Once a month?

I don't do anything at all.
Stop using it in the fall, start it up in the spring.
I have a 2 cycle string trimmer that I sometimes don't start for a year or 2.
Starts fine when I want to use it.
Who makes up these time wasting rules?


I didn't know it was a rule. I just do what works for me. On those rare
occasions when I've left OPE without starting for full season I've had
problems, so I settled into once a month...more or less. It's not like I
set an alarm or anything. When I'm out doing other things in the yard, I'll
grab a piece of equipment and run it for few minutes. I like being outside,
regardless of the weather, so it's not a big deal.